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"maria It must be. fully ten years ago that l l l upon .3 geological survey in the uorihfl On a cold November day we shouldered our knap<acks and turned our chain of black and rugged hills toward a frontier town. twenty miles distant. A more forbidding region it has never been my misfortune to see. perfect chaos. “is: halted at sunset, and building a. fire at the foot of a crag, disposed our- Ielvesto rest as well a swe might. How long I had slumbered I knew not, when I found myself sitting upright, peering nervously into the darkness. It seemed to me that someone had utter- ed a wild, appealing cry in the very portals of my ears. I was on the point of lying down again when I “as arrest- ed by a repetition of the cry. This time there could be no mistake. Wild, long- drawn. and. it appeared to me, full of intolerable anguish. I shook the doc- tor to awake him. “Be quiet," he muttered; "I heard It all." ‘ The cry was repeated. It was a wo- man's voice, but it expressed such su- preme misery as, I believe, Woman never felt before. Again it came; but now like a low, tremulous sob. I am not a superstitious man, but I confess that I sat there shivering with a species of horror that was utterly new to me. “Helpl O Godl helpl" At this intelligible appeal to our manhood our superstitious weakness Instantly disappeared. Seizing a torch We made our way hastily toward a pile of rocks a few hundred yards distant. Scrambling up the height we came sud- denly upon a strange and mournful 9. Before us stood a wretched- coking hut. Through the open door We saw the body of a man, apparently lifeléss, lying prone upon the floor. Be- side him, with arms flying wildly over her head, knelt the figure of a woman. evidently the one whose cries had alarmed us. ' The woman rased her eyes as we ap- proached, but gave no further heed to us. She was a young creature, hardly 20, and, despite the signs of hardship and. sorrow, very beautiful. Her com- panion, a young man of about her own age, attired in a coarse woodsman’s suit. had evidently succumbed to hard- ship or disease, and was either insensiâ€" ble or (lead. "Who are. you i" said the doctor very gently, "and what has happened 9" “He is deadâ€"dead!" she muttered, hoarscly. "Perhaps it is not so bad as that," he rejoined. "He died this morning before my very eyes," she moaned; 'died, oh, my odl of starvation. And I never knew hat he was depriving himself for my sake. Oh, my husband! why did you not let me die with you?" And she threw herself across the body, sobbing as if her poor heart would break. We felt that we had chanced upon a strange, sad story of love. Pride, and Buffering. The doctor stooped down and felt at the heart of the prostrate man. "He lsdead," he whispered. How we made the truth known to the poor wife I do not remember. It would seem that she had preserved some faint remnant of hope. \Vith a slow groan she fell suddenly at our feet, insensilile. Fortunately the doctor had his medicine case in his pocket. Admin- istering a powerful sleeping potion to her, he placed her upon the‘ wide couch. Without vanity I can say that both the doctor and myself have received some few testimonials as to our scienâ€" tific. ability from the world. You will robably believe, then. that we are capa- le. of deciding upon a very simple case of death by starvation. Very good; re- member, then. thut I assert upon my professional reputation that the man was stone (lead. "Yes" added the doctor" who had hithcrto remained silent, "life must have been extinct more than five hours when we found him." “"011, having satisfied ourselves up- on this point. we covered the corpse de- cently and sat down to wait for morn- ing. But at length completely over- come with wearian and excitement, I fell into a slight slumber. Almost Immediately it seemed I was awakened with a shock. The doctor was bend- ing over me with wonder and alarm upon his face. ")Vakc up," he said. in a troubled whisper} "something very strange has been going on in this room for many minuics past." “What is it i” I asked. "I thought that I heard some one speaking." ."You did," he replied; "l have disâ€" tinctly heard a voice close beside us, yet there is no one in the room except ourselves and these poor people." “I’crha s the woman has been talking In her seep," l sug'ested. "or may be that the man is not dead after all." "No, l have looked at both," he re- ml'llltllil. “’ ‘ iero it is again,“ he muttered i- thirdly. as A low, confused murmur arose in the. room. Again it arose, coming from a pomt over our heads until it seemed to emanate from some invisible source be- hind us. "Oh, my poor wife." The weird, cannv. startling signifi- mnt words amazed us. ‘ \Vo scrutinized the corpse. It had not changed position or appearance. The flesh had grown perfectly cold, the mus- ales rigid. There was not a trace of Vitality in it. Now, I do not expect you to believe what followed. Yet, i swear to you. on the word of an honest man. that I do not deviate from the truth by a I’llable. "In the name of God, assist me back to life." were the next astounding words. We gued at each other absolutely unnerved and appalled. Again was~ tlm_ voice audible. "0h. have pity." it said. . “Who speaks to us!" cried the doc- tor at last. “The soul of the man who lies dead before you." “It is llllptfilblt‘ that the dead can peak," aid the doctor. . “No, for [La inieliigencn never dies. faces ' My body is dead, but that with which I lived and loved is in the room. I dared not leave my poor wife unprotected in this wilderness. By the power of my love I have remained near her. I can. doctor and [nygelf we” euglged not I Will not be separated from her." I doctor spoke no more. But for lb“ Poor wife lying on the bed we would :both have fled forthwith. l homeward. Our way led through ailfme- The dawn 931119. passed in ominous sl- Suddeuly we both started. The Voice had. 3511111 spoken. "Help," it ciied in faint 80- cenfs: "for God's sake. help." Some silen:e PRICES OF GOOD ANIMALS ARE BOUND TO GO HIGHER. -â€"â€"t American First-class Cari-Inge Tennis in Great llrluzlnd In Englandâ€"The Trolley and Bicycle. A year ago most farmers who had been making most of their money rais- \Vc hesitated, then hastened to the mg common or "railroad-n horses_“.ere Corpse and removed the covering. There was an alteration in its pallor. Our instinct conquered our weakness. A poivei'ful restorative was administer- ed, and before many moments the color was coming back to the wan checks. A sigh, and the eyes 0 ened. Theyoung man was restored to ife. C O O C O O O C O 0 Tender and wonderful was the meet- in; between the pair in the beauty of tho morning. The young man remembered noth- ing since the previous evening, save a vague, dreamlike, intense sorrow his voung wife. He had no knowledge of the voice which addressed us. \Ve learned that the persecution of relatives opposed to their marriage had driven the young pair to flight and poverty. We inmsted on the right of securing their future prosperity out of ample means. LADY HENRY SOMLERSET. Few Engushwomen have received more marked appreciation in America than Lady Henry Somerset. For this reason it may interest our readers to hear some account of this lady's homeâ€"or rather homesâ€"in Eng- land, taken from the letters of aycung American, Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Maxwell, a Boston teacher of Swedish gymnastics, who has been spending the summer with Lady Somerset. As a guest of Lady Somerset Miss Maxwell has been an inmate of two of those English country houses which as- tonish foreigners by their size and splendor. Eastnor Castle and Reigate Priory both belong to Lady Somerset by in- heritance. Reigate Priory is the oldâ€" er one cf the two and has recently been restored and parts of it rebuilt. Mr. Somers Somerset, Lady Henry’s only child, will probably some time be the Duke of Beaufort. The Beauforts are descended from the Plantagenets, and therefore cross their arms with the royal arms of England. The ceilings of the rooms at the priory bear the Plan- tagenet trailing rose, and the royal arms are everywhere. The motto of the house and the arms are curved over the tops of the beds in exquisttc demgns; they are on the dishes of the table, on the immense silver trays used for the tea and coffee. I Many of the beautiful things at East- ncr Castle have been'brcught from oth- er countries and once belonged to fam- ous 'people; and almost everything at the priory has a history that goes back to the “ night of time." Eastnor is one of the show castles of England and is therefore much better known to trav- elers than is the priory. Miss Maxwell was present at the grand reception held .in honor of Mi“. Somerset's attaining his majority. It_ is like a story book to read of the illumJn- ated grounds, the groups of colored lights in the Italian gardens, the_bands on the lawn, and the orchestra in the house, the grandees in diamonds, and the “masses” in serge. Lady Somer- set and her son received m_ the great Holbein Hall. The presentation of plate by the tenants was in this .hall, and there Mr. Somerset made his speech. That ceremony being over, Lady Som- erect and the Mayor of Reigate, Mr. Somerset and the Maycress, led the way to an per. It was the merriest and jolliest 0 scenes. The great hall was cleared and there was dancing within and without. Within, real English waltzing. with no reversing, but round and round, which makes every head but an English head reel andd grow giddy. Lady Somerset owns the entire Bor- ough of Reigate, whole streets in Lon- don, and “she has farms and she has manors" besides. It is well for her 250,000 tenants that she is the lover of her kind. Always working for the ame- lioration and elevation of humanity, working, and working hard, more hours than any of her servants, going from place to place to speak for what she olds the greatest and the best, never knowing when she can call an hour her own. she is indeed a Lady Bountiful. The priory is thrown Open one day in the summer for a fete given to ten- ants who rent property for a year; an- other day for those who rent for three months; and still another for the monthly tenants. Tents are raised on the. grounds and provision made for hundreds of people. There is music and dancing and a dinner and illuminaticns. The children have also a fete day, when the whole place looks like a circus ground. All kinds and colors of tents are. pitched; there are games and jug- glcrs and bands of music. and 500 chi - ( ten are made happy all day long; go- ing where. they please. doing what they like, amused an taken care of. ending the day with a supper on the lawn. Lady Scmerset's interest in the health giving results of Swedish gymnastics was roused during her rt‘I‘iEDI-.VISIL to Boston and at Reigate priory Miss Max- well received carte blanche to fit up a gymnasium in a .thorough and substan- iial manner. This gymnasium was placa ed at the disposal of classes and the youn Baston teacher has been bus '. indee , making Swedish gymnastics we I known to classes of ladies. girls. and children, all of whom regret her ap- proachin return to Boston for her wm- ter's wor . That Lady Somerset should so promptly grasp the. advantages-cf the Swedish system and should place its op- portunities within the grasp of others 18 but one instance of hen ready sym- pathy and beneficence. NOT AN IMPROVEMENT. Eastern Housekeeperâ€"Do you have difficulty in keeping good girl: in the “fest? Western Housekeeper (from a natural gas tawnyâ€"Great difficulty. Every once and awhile the girl lets the gas run too lon before ighiing it, and we have to. ook about for a new girl. No use looking for the old one. for l l 1 I about the bluesf class of men in the United States, says the , \Vashington Star. Toâ€"day ,they are again in good heart. Then they were convinced that the industry in which their capital was invested, and from which they had won their profits for years, was doomed; that they must abandon forver the one business to which they had devoted their lives and with which they were familiar, and seek other ways to make their farms productive. Many of them, indeed, sold their horses at big sacri- fice, and closed out without ceremony. Now they are beginning to go into business again, their pastures and pad- docks are once more being brought into use, and they are satisfied that the out- look is full of promise. This most desirable change in the status of a great industry has been brought about so gradually that few persons not directly engaged in the horse business know anything about its Its cause, according to Mr. William F.- Doerr, one of the best known horse dealers in the United States, has been the apprehension â€" somewhat tardin shown, to be sure-by the English, of. the facts with regard to the horse mar- ket in the United States. HORSES IN ‘DEMAND. “It was some time last year," said Mr. Doerr, in conversation with the writer a day or two ago, "that our friends on the other side began to send their buy- ers over here. They had never done so to any extent before. Possibly this was in some degree because thay did not favour American horses, but chiefly for the excellent reason that American horses coqu never before he bought nearly so cheaply as those of foreign breeding. The first English agent went at his buying perhaps with some heads.- tion. But he soon became confident, for he found not only that the prices at which he could buy here were much be- low the current prices abroad, but also that the American horses were hardicr, more enduring, grade for grade, oetter looking than the English annuals. "The first shipment of consequence was sent over rather early last year, and as soon as the horses were seen and tested there a rush of English buy- ers to the States began. Ever Since then the shipments have been constantly increasing. I do not believe the traffic has ever yet reached its height, since there are at least a. hundred English buyers now in the land, pickuig up horses wherever they may. Seven_or eight hundred horses are now being sent over every week, andl should say the total shipments of railroad horses to England this year are likely to reach 25,000 or more. WHAT THEY ARE FOR. "How do they use those horses over there? To haul tram cars with. The English have not yet adopted electri- city on their tram lines to any extent. Their adoption of street cars in the first place was slow, and, although they are now using them more freely, they are still behind as to the method of haul- ing them. Some American horses are being used for other purposes, I suppose. but not many. The grade of horses which we formerly called "railroaders' are so much better adapted to tram work than any other sort that they are all snapped up for that purpose. . “Prices? \Vell, the American rail- road horses cost, delivered over there, from $125 to $175. This, of course. in- cludes the commissions of the English buyers and the American agents, the transportation cost to the seaboard, and the ocean freight. No; prices of railâ€" roaders have not got up on this Side, for the reason that there is now not much demand for them here. PRICES GOING HIGHER. “Although the breeders of horses have begun again in earnest," contin- ued Mr. Doerr in his talk, “it Will be four years at least before the effect will be much felt on the market here. In the meantime prices will go upâ€"they will be higher, in my opinion, than they ever have been. I do not mean that ‘railroad' horses will bring much high- er prices, for reasons which you already understand. . "In fact, in .a few years there Will be no ‘railroad' horses to speak of for sale here, since the new horse-breed- ing is to be conducted along other lines. American breeders are at last findin out what fine horses are. They have men learning from the horse shows, whose influence has been ex- ceedingly far-reaching. They have been learning, too. from bitter experience. TROLLl-ZY AND BlCYCLE. "\\'hen the trolley came, and with it the bicycle, and with them both the slump in prices of the cheaper grades of horses, the prices of first-class horses never wavered. In fact handsome, sound carriage. and coach horses were never so high as now in this country. They are almost impossible in not. This is because the folks who have money to spend use horses now just. as much as they ever did. They may have their ‘wheel’ all right, for fun. but they want their horses and carriages for show all the same, and they want better ones than they ever wanted before. Why, there are plenty of beasts going abroad now to haul tram cars that would have.- been thought carriage horses ten years a . SEGood coach horses range new from $800 to $2,500 the pair. Those that can be bought for’ the lowest of these. fig- ures are not considered of much account, either, and there is no lack of buyers for any that may be offered at more than the highest rate named. TEAMS HAVE THE CALL. “Five-thousand dollar carriage teams are snapped up without delay whenever thev are offered: the trouble. is that there are so few that are really of this “3.1.. to be offered. No; there are not many s-iles of high-grade horses in Eng- land. They are worth more herothen they are there; and, in my opmion. that and the fact that they are not plentiful here are the reasons Why Ell ‘ lish coach horses are so often sod here. "In 5 ite of the high prices command- ed by English conch horses. I can hard- ly say that it is a surely profitable busmess as yet. It often Imp llslhflt a colt is bred and reared with t a great- est care, only to turn out practically worthless as a coach horse, to the great disappointment and damage of the breeder." * THEN AND NOW. Compare the “'ork or Modern machinery “1th Ancient Methods. Sir Frederick Bramwell has drawn an interesting picture of the insignificant thing that muscular power, whether animal or human. is when compared with the vast force exerted nowadays by machinery. Contrasting a galley, for example. a vessel propelled. by cars- with a. modern Atlantic liner, and. as- suming that prime movers were nonex- istcnt. and that this vessel was to be propelled after galley fashion. he pacâ€" ceeds thus: Take the length of the ves- sel as 600 feet, and assume that place could be found for as many as 400 cars on each side, each car worked by three men. or 2,400 men. and allow. that six men under the conditions could develop work equal to one horse power. The product would then be 400 horse pow- er. If this capacity were doubled the 800 horse. power wouldn require 4,800 men at work, and at leash the same number in reserve if the journey were to be carried on continuously. Con- trast the puny results thus obtained With 19,500 horse power given forth by a. large. prime mover of the present day. To 0 tam such a. force, on the above method of calculation, 117,000 men at work would be needed, and 117,000 in reserve, and it is easy to see wh‘at this would mean in a. vessel of 600 feet in length. Even if it were possible to carâ€" ry this number of men in such a. ves- sel, by no conceivable means could their power be utilized as to impart to it a speed of 20 knots an hour. This is giv- en as an illustration of how a prime mover may not only be a. mere substi- tute for muscular work, but may afford the means of attaining an end that could not by any possibility be reached by muscular exertion. no matter what money was expended. or what stimu- lus was applied. Another instance_ is seen in the railway locomotive. in which 400 to 600 horse power is developed in a machine. which, even including its ten- der. does not occu y an of more than 50 square yar a, and t t can draw a. heavy train at 60 miles an hour. Here again the prime mover does what no expenditure of money or life could se- cure from muscular effort. BRITAIN’S BULWARKS. Iwo Enormous New Powerful Cruisers Able to Steam at ltullwny Rate. A London 'special says: The enorm- ous unarmcured cruiser Terrible, re- cently built on the Clyde fcii the Briâ€" tish navy, maintained a speed of twen- ty knots an hour on her recent maiden trip from Glasgow to Portsmouth, and it is asserted that her maximum speed was 24 knots, which is certainly remarkâ€" able in view of her size and length, 14,- 200 tons and 500 feet respectively. Not less remarkable is the Terrible’s coul- carrying capacity, enabling her to steam 25,000 miles without recoaling. Her sis- ter ship, the Powerful, is soon to be in commission. and then the British Adâ€" miralty may claim to hold the world’s record in this class of vessels. The naval experts are not satisfied, however. They are still crying aloud for. more men, more quick iring guns. and such like things. which, of coursa. mean more money. The leader of the inalcontents. Captain Lord Charles Bcresford. loses no opportunity of warning Englishmen that they are living in a fool’s para- dise and being deceived by the very people who ought to tell them the whole truth. No doubt, he says, we are gra- dually rcmedying the grave defect of too feW ships, but what is the. good of building ships if you do not at tho same time increase the number of men.‘ This distinguished critic pledges his veracity as a. man that if war,‘ were declared to-mcrrow a. score of power- ful warships would have to remain in port for lack of sailors and stokers to man them, and this for the sole reason that the Governments of the day, Tory and Liberal alike, fear to face the. necessary exfpenditure, and so keep the strength 0 the navy's per- sonnel below what should he the standard, even in‘a time of peace. i'T EATS GLASS. For This lleiuonllydrofluorlc Acid ls “(1H in “(I'll Butlch. One of the. most extraordinary liquids in cxistcnce is hydrofluoric acid, well known as a glossâ€"etching fluid, It is perfectly colorless. and looks as harm- less as water; but if you happen to let a drop fall on your skin you will wish that you had been bitten by “ODS and tigers instead. To inhale it is sure deal h. and it has put an end to more than one scientist. If_pl:njwl in the thickest glass boi- tle it will out its way out in a very shortdinie. It has. therefore, to be kept in lpitles made of indiit-riuilmr. lead, platinum or gold. But the, two last named are the only perfectly safe nreptacles. Evennvhcn in a gold bottle great precautions. must be taken to keep it. there: As it is_ volatile, a late cover- cd with mraffin has to securely clamped Over the mouth of the bottle. and the. tern return of the room must never exce 60 d recs. or the bottle would burst. Hydro luoric acid is chief- ly used for etching the scales on therâ€" mometers, and work of .that kind. Curiously. if the glass is perfectly dry. the Mid Will not act; but let there be the smallest possible trace of mois- ture, and it will ml :1»... as if it Web: so much butter. mm..ku IN iimmc. Belle-ring the Condluon of the Comer- (‘oul Sllner lnexhnnnlble. At the general meeting of the Fed erated Institution of Mining Engio men, held recently in London. the pre- sidential address delivered by Mr. G. A. Mitchell, reviewed the improvements and changes which had taken place in mining. especially during the last fifty yeass. He observed that many circum- stances had had an influence in bring» ing about these changes. and among them. largely the following: Govern- ment legislation accompanied with the appointment of inspector‘s of mines. the spmad of education and knowledge among those engaged in mining, and the establishment of mining societies with the facilities afforded thereby for the publication of information and for the. discussion of matters affecting min- ing in its different branches. Them was nothing more important about a collicry tlrui the ventilation of the workings, and yet forty years ago this was scarcely realized. SERVICE OF THE SAFETY LAMP. To the improvements in ventilation. in conjunction with the impmvemmit in safety lamps, was largely due the decrease in fatal accidents from explo- sions. The death rate per 1.000 per- sons due to explosions of fircdamp was 1,280 in 1851-5. and 0.281 in 1891-4. The speaker looked forward to the time when such disasters would be unknown. To the improvement in ventilation was traceable a great improvement in the health of the miners. The census returns in 1851 showed that the aver- age number of years during which agricultural labourers of Great Britain continued to work was forty-two, and of collicrs twenty-eight. This had been changed, and mining, instead of being as it was then, one of the most un- healthy of occupations, was now one of the most healthy. As a. matter of fact, the air in coal mines was better than it. was in many factories. OTHER IMPIIOVEBIENTS. In the. various details of the convey 8.1108 of coal from the working face to the surface there had been great pro- gress since the middle of the century There had been a. gradual evolution 11‘ the winding arrangement for shafts and the improvements had been largely called forth by the necessity for greater facilities to cope with the increasing outputs. An invention of great import- ancc in this respect was the wire rope. and yet the miners at first resented the innovation. improvements in Screen- ing and picking arrangements and of‘ washing machinery were of a com- paratively recent date. The difference between the. systems of undcrground workings now and fifty years ago was not so grcirii' as might be anticipated, and Mr. Mitchell bor licvcd there was still room for con- siderable improvement. Coal cutting by machinery lizid not yet achieved luut'oll success in England, but in America. it had made. great headway. NOT BEING EXHAUSTED. Ludicrous mistakes had been made in the. past as b0 the supposed :ipprmicli- ing exhaustion of the. coal fields. As far back as 1555 there was' an alarm that the coal in Scotland would be quickly exhausted, and an act was pass- ed in 1563 restraining the expoilt. and the same provision was repeated in sub- sequent years on more than one occa- sion. In 1609, the reason given ior coli- -firming a. former act was “the .1111)” will within this kingdome sall in :i verie scliorto tyme be waisted and conâ€" sunie .” The trouble at the present moment. both for Scotland and England and “VI-10‘. was that too much coal was be» ing, pl‘OdUCcd, and that there was a depression in the coal trade in come» qucnce. It was unfortunate that. the present time should be chosen for an agitation for a minimum wage. Collich scarcely realized how vastly the. conditions of labour had iiiiprovml. It. was difficult to realize that. less than 100 years ago iiiinoi's in Scotland were practically slaves. No Collier was por~ mitted to remove from one. place to another without. special permission from his (-mploycr, and no personnvas zil- lowcd to engage {L collicr without .1 certificate from his prevmus (-iiiployci showing a reasonable cause for the change. If the. collicr deserted, his cm- ploycr Could claim him Within a. your and a day, and he had to be given back at once, under pain of penalty of £100. The. dcscrtcrs were liable to be punished as thieves. NE\V LINE Oi" INSURANCE. It is possible to get insured lierc agaith death. fire. accidents, burglars. and a score. of other things. not (li'fllr- able. but England has gone he one bet.- ter in this line. Several members oi the Lloyds. London, have for some time been doing quite a linsiness, insuring against. twins. Thy-y take all risks oi» “fired, and the pi-(-iiiiuins are compara- tively small. The liaw Guarantee and Trust Soul-ty of London has JUHI. i'llf barked in this line, and 1f..\\’.'i§‘ unlucky i-nough to 311. caught on its first rl‘ik. The policy was for £200.“ a prc-miuiii of 11;). anal the. holder of it has pro-suit ed his proofs and collected his llitllliluvs [i 15 stated ihiit lhvsc IKrill‘li'F appeal lo poor 1u.:oplc_t.o whom in ms are more as great a IlllSl(Il‘tllll|"8.‘i one. If the fathur of tii'iirsluippvns to have one of llP‘N' new policies he is likely to look upon their advent as a stroke of good fortune. â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"- A DIMINUTIVE LOCK. The smallest lrrck and key ever imm- ufactured were made by a London blacksmith. Mark Svaliot, in the reign (ff Queen Elizabeth. The io'k romain- ed 11 pieces of iron, steel anii brush. and together with a pipeâ€"key only weichrd one gram. S-fiiiint :ibo made a chain of gold of “links, weighing h‘lif a grain. The ('l'lvlln. to ii'hiihwrili fastened the lurk :inl key. was put is ardcst glass l :.i on: ihe “wk of a flea, and was drawn |bv i‘. c. ii h cum r. l I. Ava“, ..